Highland Lakes State Park

Highland Lakes State Park
Highland Lakes State Park, August 2017
Location of Highland Lakes State Park within New York State
Type	State park
Location	55-223 Tamms Road Middletown, New York[1]
Nearest city	Middletown, New York
Coordinates	41°30′35″N 74°19′25″W
Area	3,115 acres (12.61 km^2)[2]
Created	1964 (1964)[2]
Operated by	Palisades Interstate Park Commission New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors	3,149 (in 2019)[3]
Open	All year
Website	Highland Lakes State Park

Highland Lakes State Park is a 3,115-acre (12.61 km²) undeveloped state park in the towns of Wallkill and Crawford in Orange County, New York, United States. The park is located northeast of the city of Middletown, west of Route 211. It is the largest undeveloped park managed by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.^[2]

Park description

Highland Lakes State Park is a largely undeveloped park, and primarily offers opportunities for passive recreation including hiking, fishing, horseback riding and model airplane flying.^[2][4] Although a series of informal trails and woodland roads exist within the park, no trails are officially maintained.^[2]

See also

• List of New York state parks

References

1. "Highland Lakes State Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
2. "Highland Lakes State Park, NY". Palisades Parks Conservancy. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
3. "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
4. "Highland Lakes State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

External links

• New York State Parks: Highland Lakes State Park
• Palisades Parks Conservancy: Highland Lakes State Park